The aim of this study was to evaluate the attenuated live vaccine administration before and after liver transplantation. This carried out at Child Health Surveillance Unit Social Pediatrics Department. Besides healthy children, children with special needs are being followed-up Unit. Each child has a personal health record in unit. records patients who had received transplantation under 1 year a...

This report is a compendium of all current recommendations for the prevention of measles, rubella, congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), and mumps. The report presents the recent revisions adopted by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on October 24, 2012, and also summarizes all existing ACIP recommendations that have been published previously during 1998-2011 (CDC. Measles, m...

We report on an ongoing outbreak of 119 cases of mumps virus infection in the Oban area of Scotland,from 29 November 2010 to 31 January 2011. The median age of cases was 20 years, with the highest incidence in the 13-19-year-olds. A total of 53 cases had received two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine,in accordance with the United Kingdom vaccination schedule, while 33 had received on...

A combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) vaccine is expected to facilitate universal immunization against these 4 diseases. This study was undertaken to synthesize current research findings of the immunogenicity and safety of MMRV in healthy children.We searched PubMed, Embase, BIOSIS Previews, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and other databases through September 9, 2014. Eligible ra...

1University Children Hospital Skopje, Faculty of Medicine, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; 2Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; 3University Hospital for Infectious Diseases Skopje, Faculty of Medicine, University “Ss Cyril and Methodius”, Skopje, Republic of Ma...

IMPORTANCE The first dose of live attenuated measles-containing vaccines is associated with an increased risk of febrile seizures 7 to 10 days following immunization among 12- to 23-month-old children. The combination measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine is associated with a 2-fold increased risk of febrile seizures 7 to 10 days following immunization compared with the separately admi...

BACKGROUND In Iran, the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR) is administered in a two-dose protocol where the first dose is scheduled at 12 months of age. This study aims to determine the efficacy of the MMR vaccine by testing IgM and IgG antibody levels 4 - 7 weeks after primary vaccination. METHODS A single group cohort study was performed on healthy children, 12 - 15 months of age, who...

BACKGROUND Antibodies to measles, mumps, and rubella decline 3% per year on average, and have a high degree of individual variation. Yet, individual variations and differences across antigens are not well understood. To better understand potential implications on individual and population susceptibility, we reanalyzed longitudinal data to identify patterns of seropositivity and persistence. M...

BACKGROUND Seventeen cases of locally acquired measles occurred in South Western Sydney and Sydney local health districts between July and October 2011. Three of the cases were known to have at least one dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. Seven cases were infected within a health care setting waiting room by five index cases. Current national protocols require follow-up of all suscept...

Background Measles outbreaks continue to occur in the United States and are mostly due to infections in returning travelers. Objective To describe how providers assessed the measles immunity status of departing U.S. adult travelers seeking pretravel consultation and to assess reasons given for nonvaccination among those considered eligible to receive the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine....